Question: Given this linear programming model, solve the model and then answer the questions that follow. Maximize 1 2 x 1 + 1 8 x 2

Given this linear programming model, solve the model and then answer the questions that follow.
Maximize12x1+18x2+15x3where x1= the quantity of product 1 to make etc.Subject to
Machine5x1+4x2+3x3160minutesLabor4x1+10x2+4x3288hoursMaterials2x1+2x2+4x3200poundsProduct 2x216unitsx1, x2, x30
a-1. Are any constraints binding?
multiple choice 1
Yes
No
a-2. If so, which one(s)?
multiple choice 2
Machine and materials
Machine and labor
Materials
Labor
None
b-1. If the profit on product 3 changed to $22 a unit, would the decision variables'values change?
multiple choice 3
Yes
No
b-2. What would the new value of the objective function be?
c-1. If the profit on product 1 changed to $22 a unit, would the decision variables'values change?
multiple choice 4
Yes
No
c-2. Will the objective function value change, based on the change in c-1?
multiple choice 5
Yes
No
d-1. If 10 hours less of labor time were available, would the decision variables values change?
multiple choice 6
Yes
No
d-2. Will the objective function value change, based on the change in d-1?
multiple choice 7
Yes
No
e. If the manager decided that as many as 20 units of product 2 could be produced (instead of 16), how much additional profit would be generated?
multiple choice 8
$0
$4
$16
$72
f-1. If profit per unit on each product increased by $1, would the optimal values of the decision variables change?
multiple choice 9
Yes
No
f-2. What would be the new value of the objective function?

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